Section 8: Victorian Literacy and Numeracy Standards
Further information regarding the Victorian Literacy and Numeracy Standards can be found at:
Victorian Literacy and Numeracy Standards.
Data source: 2022 data were extracted from the VCAA Assessment Processing System (APS) database at 5 January 2023 (Published).
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This section provides statistical information on the Victorian Literacy and Numeracy Standards Outcomes for 2022. All senior secondary students enrolled in one or more VCE or scored VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequence and those undertaking the Senior Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) were tested against the standards when they sat the General Achievement Test (GAT).
1. Students who met the standard
Of the students who attempted the General Achievement Test (GAT):
- 96.4% (76,747) met the Reading standard
- 96.3% (75,745) met the Writing standard
- 96.4% (77,007) met the Numeracy standard
2. Students who met the standard with excellence
Of the students who attempted the General Achievement Test (GAT):
- 10.7% (8,552) met the Reading standard with excellence
- 11.3% (8,925) met the Writing standard with excellence
- 12.1% (9,678) met the Numeracy standard with excellence
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